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I had a terrible bout of shingles lasting 6 weeks and then residual post neuralgic pain that continues to this day. Afterwards I got the double shingrix shots and then later i had a reaction to the Covid Vax - it gave me another case of shingles but thanks to the shingles shots the pain was minimal and it went away in about a week or two max. They work. I recommend. I had a day or two of aches from the shingles shots but it was nothing like the real shingles. It was really minor.
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I will second the recommendation to get the Shingrex vaccine. My neighbor did not and got shingles about 18 months ago, which went into his brain. He is still in a wheelchair. I got shingles a few years after having the old vaccine, but caught it early enough that I could be treated and kept it to a light case. I've now had the Shingrex vaccine, which caused some soreness in my arm with each shot, but no major reaction.
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i wonder what causes shingles?